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Manufacturer | Bandai |
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Type | Home computer |
Release date | July 1983 |
Introductory price | ¥59,800 (Japan) [1] |
Media | Cartridges, Compact Cassette |
Operating system | BS-BASIC |
CPU | SHARP LH0080A (Z80A) @ 4.1 MHz |
Memory | 30KB RAM; 8KB ROM |
Graphics | 192 × 184, 27 colors |
Sound | SN76489 (3× voices (4 octaves) with 1 noise generator) |
Connectivity | 2× Joystick, 1× RF, 1× RCA, 2× ROM cartridge |
Power | 10W |
Predecessor | Bandai Arcadia |
Successor | Playdia |
The Bandai RX-78 is a Japanese 8-bit microcomputer manufactured by Bandai.[2][3][4][5] Its name comes from the RX-78-2 Gundam. It was released in July 1983,[6][1][7] and employed a SHARP LH0080A (Zilog Z80A clone) CPU. It ran at a clock speed of 4.1 MHz,[8][9] and shipped with 30 KB of RAM and 8KB of ROM.[10][9] It had two joystick ports in a proprietary format[11] using 8-pin DIN connectors.
The computer can generate 27 colors, created from 3 levels of intensity of each RGB channel, arranged into VRAM video planes,[12] with a maximum resolution of 192×184 pixels, and is capable of displaying 30 x 23 text characters using a 6x8 pixel font.[9] Sound was generated by the Texas Instruments SN76489 chip, providing 3 voices in four octaves and noise generator.[13] Software was available on cartridges[14] or cassettes.
The RX-78 had a release cost of 59,800 yen,[6][7] and was sold with a dozen of games and software, including a BASIC interpreter cartridge featuring a cassette tape interface .[1][9]